- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Penfield Baptist Church (Penfield, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1973-02
- Subject:
- Demorest, David
Greek Revival (Architecture)
European
Brick
Wood (plant material)
Churches
Religious buildings
Architecture--Georgia--Penfield
Architecture--Georgia--Greene County
Baptist church buildings - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, Penfield, 33.66735, -83.17738
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: Penfield, Ga.
Rectangular brick church featuring a portico at one end of the pitched roof. Six Doric columns support the portico. The church is topped by a short rectangular bell tower. Originally the Chapel of Old Mercer University, the church was built in 1845 by David Demorest. In 1848 a memorial tablet was placed here to honor Jesse Mercer. For more information see Rice, Thaddeus Brockett. History of Greene County, Georgia: 1786-1886. Macon, Ga.: J. W. Burke Company, c1961, p. 239.
Slide annotated: "Greene County, Ga, Penifeld Baptist Church, Old Mercer University Chapel."
Date of structure: 1845. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0574
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0574#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0574/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], Hubert B. Owens Collection, Box 40, Owens Library, School of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
-
